Wireless RERC News

April 9, 2013 — The Wireless RERC submitted reply comments to the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: “Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next Generation 911 Applications” [PS Docket No. 11-153] and “Framework for Next Generation 911 Deployment” [PS Docket No. 10-255]. The Wireless RERC expressed their continued support for obligatory rules concerning the deployment of text-to-911.

March 2013 - The Wireless RERC submitted recommendations to the National Weather Service (NWS) regarding their Experimental Winter Hazards Simplification Demonstration.  The Demonstration provided an opportunity to compare text from watch, warning and advisory messages for winter weather hazards with proposed alternatives.

March 27, 2013 — On April 16, 2013, Sprint will be honored as the Marketplace winner at the Seventh Annual U.S. Disability Matters Awards Banquet and Conference for innovative accessibility solutions. Sprint will receive the award for the Sprint Relay ID pack and four accessibility-themed Sprint ID packs. The packs were funded and developed through Apps4Android and the Apps Factory project of the Wireless RERC.

The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) has launched the Spanish language version of its Survey of User Needs for Wireless Technologies. The goal of the survey is to know how people of all abilities and ages use wireless technology. It focuses principally en cellphoens, but also includes questions on other types of devices like tablets (Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire), and other similar devices.

El Centro de Investigación e Ingeniería en Rehabilitación con Tecnologías Inalámbricas (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies, Wireless RERC) ha lanzado la version en español del cuestionario correspondiente a su Encuesta sobre las Necesidades del Usuario respecto a Tecnologías Inalámbricas (Survey of User Needs for Wireless Technologies).  La finalidad de la presente encuesta es conocer cómo las personas de distintas habilidades y edades emplean la tecnología inalámbrica.